Professional Baseball Giants rookie pitcher Yuyo Nishidate faced a batter for the first time in a live practice. Nishidate is known for his fastball speed of 155km/h and ability to throw with quick motion even when there are no runners.
Pitcher Teppei Mataki, who joined the team in fifth place in the draft, showed good pitching by skillfully using slow and slow pitches against six batters, not allowing any hits, and getting four strikeouts. Manager Shinnosuke Abe said he thinks Nishidate will move up one or two ranks, so there's no cause for concern.